[Expression of Concern] MicroRNA‑195 targets VEGFR2 and has a tumor suppressive role in ACHN cells via PI3K/Akt and Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathways

Sun,Pengcheng; Wang,Lu; Lu,Yunhan; Liu,Yuwei; Li,Lechen; Yin,Luyao; Zhang,Cheng; Zhao,Weiming; Shen,Baozhong; Xu,Wanhai

doi:10.3892/ijo.2025.5792

[Expression of Concern] MicroRNA‑195 targets VEGFR2 and has a tumor suppressive role in ACHN cells via PI3K/Akt and Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathways

Authors:
- Pengcheng Sun
- Lu Wang
- Yunhan Lu
- Yuwei Liu
- Lechen Li
- Luyao Yin
- Cheng Zhang
- Weiming Zhao
- Baozhong Shen
- Wanhai Xu
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Affiliations: Department of Urology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China, Department of Urology, The First Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China, Department of Radiology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
Published online on: August 20, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2025.5792
Article Number: 86
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